EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — Officials on Tuesday identified a suspected homicide victim who was found dead on the ground outside a vacant building.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified Franklin R. Smiley, 48, of East Cleveland, who police say was found dead on Sunday on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of Doan Avenue with his legs covered in snow and without shoes.

Police and the state’s Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation are investigating the death as a homicide. The medical examiner has not yet made a ruling on the case.

Reports say a 34-year-old man walked into the police station and told officers he found a man lying on the ground face-up but was unsure if the man was sick or drunk. Officers were sent to the area, where they found Smiley’s body near the front door entrance to an unoccupied apartment building.

Smiley’s legs were covered in snow up to his knees. Officers noted he was not wearing any shoes and had a “slight abrasion” on his forehead. Officers taped off the area and called detectives.

A witness told officers that he didn’t see or hear anything the night before or that morning. All the other buildings in the area were vacant and the businesses at the time were closed.

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